4th — 10th of April 2020
The problem of evil (whether natural or human) has vexed philosophers and led to atheism down the ages. For many, Covid-19 is a timely reminder for why they do not believe in God. Yet I wonder if our problem with “the problem of evil” is we simply vastly underestimate how difficult it is to fix? […]
Day 21 (Good Friday): Once Again by Matt Redman Read More »
The third member of the Travelling Wilburys recently won a Nobel prize for literature; an unusual accolade for a rock musician. Yet Dylan is an incredible wordsmith when it comes to writing songs and this protest song about the framing of the boxer Rubin Carter for first degree murder, is probably one of the best
Day 20: Hurricane by Bob Dylan. Read More »
On day 15 I posted a track by the super group Traveling Wilburys. It is now time to look at what some of the band members produced in their “day jobs”. We have already had a song by George Harrison all the way back on day 7. So moving onto the next band member, Jeff
Day 19: Evil Woman, Electric Light Orchestra. Read More »
So the other half of the rock collaboration that produced “Under Pressure” was Queen. Their most famous song is obviously “Bohemian Rhapsody”, however the original video for this song does not appear to be on Youtube. I thought of posting “The Prophet’s Song” but, given the darkness of the times, best go for something a
Day 18: You’re my best Friend by Queen Read More »
So my rock collaboration theme has come to an end and I am now going to start to look at what some of these amazing people produced outside of the music they made as part of their collaborations. I will start with David Bowie (see Covid Island Discs day 14). This youtube live version is really
Day 17: A Space Oddity by David Bowie. Read More »
OK I will admit this wasn’t going to be my original entry but then Anthony Holmes reminded me of this album in one of his posts. It makes sense to post it today because it also fits with my rock collaboration theme where Sting does the “I want my MTV”. However, another reason for posting
Day 16: Money for Nothing by Dire Straits (and Sting) Read More »
So Rolling Stone magazine said the Queen and Bowie match up to produce Under Pressure (see yesterday’s offering) was the second greatest collaboration of all time. The wiki article didn’t state what the magazine thought was the greatest. A few of you made some interesting suggestions ????. My favourite funny suggestion was McCartney and Jackson
Day 15: Handle me with Care, The Traveling Wilburys. Read More »
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